Down Syndrome Research Forum 2027
Program · 15 March 2027 to 17 March 2027
The Down Syndrome Research Forum is a regular international event where researchers, students, practitioners, and families meet to discuss current research and practice, and learn from each other.
Registration opens on 1 February 2027.
Keynotes
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Customizing Literacy Instruction for Students with Down Syndrome: Research and Applications from Friends on the Block
Dr Jill Allor
University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USA
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Measuring what Matters Most: Improving the Lives of People with Down Syndrome Regression Disorder Through Community Engaged Measurement Research
Dr Ruth Brown-Ennis
Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor, The HOPE Lab, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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From Survival to Thriving: The Future of Health Care for People with Down Syndrome
Dr Katie Greenland
Assistant Professor, International Centre for Evidence in Disability Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Speech perception in the presence of competing background sounds: Lifespan trajectories and sources of resilience in individuals with Down syndrome
Dr Lori Leibold
Senior Director of Hearing Research, Human Auditory Development Laboratory, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE, USA
The programme for the Down Syndrome Research Forum 2027 has not been published yet. It will be published by 15 February 2027.